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Tex. Family Code § 262.403

COURT ORDER REQUIRED

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Tex. Family Code § 262.403, COURT ORDER REQUIRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/644457
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(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department must obtain a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction to compel the family of a child who is a candidate for foster care to obtain family preservation services and complete the family preservation services plan. (b) The department is not required to obtain a court order to provide family preservation services to a pregnant or parenting foster youth.